Talmud for Shabbat 19:11
מקום שבני אדם עומדין ערומים אין שם שאילת שלום ואין צריך לומר מקרא ותפלה וחולץ תפילין ואין צריך לומר שאינו מניחן
R. Adda b. Ahabah said: One may recite his prayers [the Eighteen Benedictions] at the baths. An objection is raised: If one enters the baths in the place where people stand dressed,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the outer chamber. ');"><sup>29</sup></span> both reading [the <i>shema'</i>] and prayer [the Eighteen Benedictions] are permissible, and a greeting of 'Peace'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' ) Lit., 'enquiring after one's Peace.' ');"><sup>30</sup></span> goes without saying; and one may don the phylacteries there,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In Talmudic times these were worn all day, not only at the morning service as nowadays. ');"><sup>31</sup></span>
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